I will never forget the kindness and generosity afforded to me, as well as the time and money given up for me, by Uncle Alex, who guided me through the entire duration of my visit.
Going Back To My Roots September 15th 2017 I have always wanted to to know more about my roots in China, so I vowed that the day I ever set foot in the country, that I would try and find out more about where I came from. I knew that I still had family in Guangdong province but knew little about exactly where and who they were until I visited my aunt in Kuala Lumpur a ... read more
Asia » China » Guangdong » Jiangmen For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
Hi,
Most of you will have been directed here by me - if so, thanks for coming. If not, thanks for coming anyway.
I am Derek - a Kiwi who in June 2007, set off on a 4 1/2 month sortie around Europe via the USA, and set up this blog so that friends, family and randoms could keep track of where I had been to, and of the shenanigans I inevitably got up to.
The trip inspired me to keep travelling and directly following it, I spent the next seven years living in London, which was a fantastic base from which to continue my travels and thus the travelling continued unaba... full info